AUTOSOUNDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05065720 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£59.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £59,479
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,453 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£59k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£81k£108k£135kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£59.5k£100.9k
Current assets£94.0k£134.8k
Net assets£59.5k£100.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2007-04-06
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    STEWART, Giorgia Lucia resigned
    director
  16. 2004-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOSOUNDS LIMITED
  17. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    STEWART, Giorgia Lucia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-08
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    GIBBON, Stephen Lyn appointed
    director
  19. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-03-08
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-03-08
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    STEWART, Giorgia Lucia appointed
    director
  22. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-03-08
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Lyn Gibbon
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

41 Ironbridge Road
Tongwynlais
Cardiff
CF15 7NJ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STEWART, Giorgia Lucia→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBON, Stephen Lyn→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned
STEWART, Giorgia Lucia→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2007-04-06
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-04